Radio Martí Begins Broadcasting to Cuba May 20, 1985
Date: May 20, 1985
Date: May 20, 1985
The Val di Stava dam collapses killing 268 people in Val di Stava, Italy. Date: July 19, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 19 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Steve Fonyo Completes Cross-Canada Marathon in Victoria, May 29, 1985Free Software…
Two hundred ATF and FBI agents lay siege to the compound of the white supremacist survivalist group The Covenant, the Sword, and the Arm of the Lord in Arkansas; the CSA surrenders two days later. Date: April 19, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 19 📅 Events on this day…
Pennzoil wins a US$10.53 billion judgment against Texaco, in the largest civil verdict in the history of the United States, stemming from Texaco executing a contract to buy Getty Oil after Pennzoil had entered into an unsigned, yet still binding, buyout contract with Getty. Date: November 19, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events…
The Food and Drug Administration approves a blood test for HIV infection, used since then for screening all blood donations in the United States. Date: March 4, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 4 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Eastern…
Amputee Steve Fonyo completes cross-Canada marathon at Victoria, British Columbia, after 14 months. Date: May 29, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Provisional IRA Mortar Attack on Newry Police Station Kills Nine, February 28,…
Cold War: In Geneva, U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet Union General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev meet for the first time. Date: November 19, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 19 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Moimenta-Alcafache Train Crash, Portugal’s Worst…